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  • Yokota nurse selected as OSHNA School Nurse of the Year

    Yokota West Elementary School Nurse Lily Bagtas, was recently selected as the 2012-2013 Overseas School Health Nurses Association School Nurse of the Year.According to OSHNA School Nurse of the Year [Selection Committee] Chair Robin Harvel, "Ms. Bagtas demonstrated outstanding efforts in promoting

  • Army, Navy train to save lives downrange

    Guam Army National Guard Soldiers and members of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 trained together on combat lifesaving skills and search and rescue at Andersen South, Feb. 19. This is the first time the Guam Army National Guard and HSC-25 had large-scale coordination and trained together

  • Slideshow: Small fixes provide big lift

    Maintainers with the 374th Maintenance Squadron perform an isochronal inspection on an MC-130 Talon II at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 25, 2013. The Airmen conduct regular inspections to keep aircraft ready to fly. To view the slideshow click here.

  • What has four legs and flies?

    Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?Security Forces Airmen and their K-9 partners learn to fly during Readiness Week Feb. 25 through March 1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Military Working Dogs train with security forces members to familiarize both handlers and the dogs to a unique mode of

  • ANG team helps ensure medical readiness in Korea

    Nearly 40 Airmen from the 121st Medical Group from Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio recently arrived here to team up with members of the 51st Medical Group. The team, made up of doctors and medical technicians, came to Osan for two reasons; to help Airmen for the 51st MDG train

  • 15th Wing partners with Make- A-Wish Foundation

    Disneyland isn't the only place dreams come true. Members of the 15th Wing recently partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation here to help make sure one child's ultimate dream became a reality.When 11 year-old Carl Hess was chosen by the MAW Foundation to have his wish granted, he let his passion

  • Slideshow: Airmen showcase world-class capabilities

    C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, soar above Tokyo Feb. 21, 2013. Yokota conducted a readiness week, showcasing its professional airlift capabilities and ability to support any contingencies in the Pacific theater. To view the slideshow click here.

  • "Silly people doing silly things" at Misawa's snowman competition

    Five private organizations from across Misawa Air Base gathered at Risner Circle to battle in the medium of snow, with the Misawa Theater Group coming out on top during the Second Annual Snowman Build Competition Feb. 16 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. However, this event was more than an opportunity for

  • Airmen demonstrate evacuation capabilities

    The 374th Airlift Wing continued training during a readiness week Feb. 22, 2013, with a simulated U.S. Noncombatant Evacuation Operation in the Taiyo Community Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The exercise scenario required Yokota to provide a temporary in-transit staging area for simulated evacuees